When Shane arrived in the afternoon, Natalie bade farewell to Joyce before getting into his car.

“In a good mood?” Shane asked gently.

Natalie turned to him and blinked in surprise. “You can tell?”

“It’s obvious.”

Natalie smiled and opened the car window a crack. “Stanley’s condition is improving, so yes, I’m in a pretty good mood.”

The mention of Stanley made Shane instantly narrow his eyes in annoyance. “You’ve contacted him?”

“No, I haven’t,” Natalie replied with a shake of her head. “It was him who called me to apologize for what he did earlier. Oh, he also told me to pass on his apologies to you. He said it was never his intention to stab you.”

Upon hearing that, Shane scoffed and pursed his lips. “And you believe him?”

“Why not?” Natalie asked as she turned to face Shane. “He was out of control then and wasn’t clear-headed. If he was, I believe he wouldn’t have hurt anyone with a knife.”

Even though he didn’t say anything, Shane’s expression had darkened considerably.

 

Oh dear, she really fell for his words.

reacted with dismay and tugged at his

 

ignored her

you must think I bought his words too easily, but he did

he rubbed his temples.

his treatment is working. And that

believe that too?” Shane replied in an incredulous

a twinge of guilt. “I can feel he’s telling the truth. His condition has

hope so,” Shane

His condition couldn’t have

could lie and convince others, but Shane would never fall for

her. She looked out of the window and decided not to say

at the kindergarten, where their two children hopped in

Daddy, did you argue?” Connor asked curiously while scrutinizing his

turned to him with a smile. “No, we

why aren’t you talking?” Sharon chimed in

gazed at Shane and simply replied, “We just have a lot on our

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